Many Women Do Not Get their Heart Checked

Australia, March 2 -- According to a new study by a team of researchers from George Institute for Global Health and the University of Sydney, majority of women avoid getting screened for heart attack.
For the study, the researchers selected more than 53,000 people from 60 locations in Australia.
The findings of the study revealed that the women were 12 percent less likely than men to get screened for heart attack. The study also noted that many younger women are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease but they are 37 percent less likely to be treated than men.
The researchers also observed the women in the age group of 35-54 who were at a greater risk of developing heart disease had 37 percent less chances to receive appropriate medicines like blood pressure medications, statins and antiplatelets as compared to younger men.
The findings of the study were published in the journal, Heart.